"Just like him!" said Girdlestone, peevishly pushing back his plate of soup.

"You are stupid, awfully stupid," said Ivan peevishly. "Fib more cleverly or I won't listen.

"Yes, yes, I know," Velovsky snapped peevishly.

“I've been sick, I told you,” he said, peevishly, almost resenting her excessive pity.